Legal Opinion
United States v. Ronald Bilderbeck
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 5, 1999No. 97-1700PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Ronald Bilderbeck appeals his jury conviction for attempted possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, contending that his negotiations for a drug deal could not have been a “substantial step” toward possessing the cocaine. We hold that a jury could easily have found that Bilderbeck’s active negotiations to acquire the cocaine constituted a “substantial step” towards possession and thus affirm Bilder-beck’s conviction.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Ronald Bilderbeck, an alleged drug “middleman,” came under the suspicion of the Drug…
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